Plague 2021 #14 Booster
Oct. 3rd, 2021 08:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geowenchOn Friday I got my COVID booster and so have spent the entire weekend pretty much wrecked. Although not as wrecked as the second shot. This time is mostly just fatigue; haven't had any chills or body aches like I did with #2. However it's Sunday eve now, and my arm is still hot, hard, and swollen (LOL, not nearly as sexy as it sounds), plus I have a swollen and painful lymph node in my arm pit. While these symptoms are annoying, they are of course not nearly as bad as actually getting COVID. However, I can also see how someone without sick leave or anyone to take care of their kids might decide they can't afford to lose 2 days to get a vaccine.
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and it was very pleasant, though low key. The Mad Scientist got me a hammock with a stand (as requested, I even sent him the link) which he assembled for me and now it's on the porch, and it's pretty splendid. He wants one now.
I'm pretty pessimistic about this winter and the COVID toll. It seems to me that everyone who wants a vaccine has probably gotten one, and I expect winter to be pretty brutal with the combo of COVID and flu. My strategy remains the same - hide at home when I'm not at work, and when I'm at work, hide in my office as much as I can.
My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and it was very pleasant, though low key. The Mad Scientist got me a hammock with a stand (as requested, I even sent him the link) which he assembled for me and now it's on the porch, and it's pretty splendid. He wants one now.
I'm pretty pessimistic about this winter and the COVID toll. It seems to me that everyone who wants a vaccine has probably gotten one, and I expect winter to be pretty brutal with the combo of COVID and flu. My strategy remains the same - hide at home when I'm not at work, and when I'm at work, hide in my office as much as I can.
